Aid arrives in Haiti, but desperation grows in cut-off towns

Rebecca Blackwell

Published
6:02 pm CDT, Sunday, October 9, 2016

A woman pauses to rest against a fence as she cleans up debris in a seaside fishing neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew, in Port Salut, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Nearly a week after the storm smashed into southwestern Haiti, some communities along the southern coast have yet to receive any assistance, leaving residents who have lost their homes and virtually all of their belongings struggling to find shelter and potable water.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A woman pauses to rest against a fence as she cleans up debris in a seaside fishing neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew, in Port Salut, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Nearly a week after the storm

A woman pauses to rest against a fence as she cleans up debris in a seaside fishing neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew, in Port Salut, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Nearly a week after the storm smashed into southwestern Haiti, some communities along the southern coast have yet to receive any assistance, leaving residents who have lost their homes and virtually all of their belongings struggling to find shelter and potable water.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A woman pauses to rest against a fence as she cleans up debris in a seaside fishing neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew, in Port Salut, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Nearly a week after the storm

A woman pauses to rest against a fence as she cleans up debris in a seaside fishing neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew, in Port Salut, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Nearly a week after the storm smashed into southwestern Haiti, some communities along the southern coast have yet to receive any assistance, leaving residents who have lost their homes and virtually all of their belongings struggling to find shelter and potable water.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)